iRights

There’s a growing movement, mainly in Europe right now, about what’s being called “iRights.” iRights means that you have the right to control information about you that’s posted on-line. In other words, if someone posts a picture of you on-line and you don’t like it, you should have the right to get it off-line.

In this case, they are focused on minors. Children (under 18) would have the rights to have photos or information that is damaging to their reputation deleted.

Advocates are asking for a “delete button” that lets those under 18 request information be removed from websites.

According to The Telegraph, the plan has the support of Microsoft and Mozilla.

The European Union is working on a proposal now that would let adults remove any images or text posted about them when they were under 18.

Facebook is considering a notification system for parents who post pictures of their children without restricting privacy settings.

“If I was putting online a photo of my kids playing in the park, and I accidentally shared it with everyone, the system could say: “Hey, wait a minute, this is a picture of your children. Usually you only send them to members of your family. Are you sure you want to do this?’” – Jay Parikh, Facebook VP to the Telegraph